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  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary Jewish culture reflects the heart of a vital ethnic history. As that culture continues to shift and adapt alongside mainstream America, delicatessen food – as its name suggests – remains a beloved communal delicacy.In Houston, Texas, third-generation deli man Ziggy Gruber has built arguably the finest delicatessen restaurant in the U.S. ...

Directed By: Erik Greenberg Anjou

  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 32 m

Deli Man

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary Jewish culture reflects the heart of a vital ethnic history. As that culture continues to shift and adapt alongside mainstream America, delicatessen food – as its name suggests – remains a beloved communal delicacy.In Houston, Texas, third-generation deli man Ziggy Gruber has built arguably the finest delicatessen restaurant in the U.S. ...

Directed By: Erik Greenberg Anjou

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75
Mar 26, 2015
Like a fat slab of pastrami, Deli Man is the cinematic equivalent of comfort food: warm, generous and made with love.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 5, 2015
For the most part, good food and good cheer are the order of the day here, and the chatty, old-school Ziggy serves as a reliable — and touching — tour guide.
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75
Feb 24, 2015
It’s a playful and tasty crash course in deli history, deli dining and deli language, a world of smoked meats, cured meats and fresh fish. Vegetarians are excused.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 4, 2015
Entertainingly, the klezmer-scored Deli Man charts the history of urban eateries, nowhere near as prominent as they were during the early 20th century but still a vital link to Yiddish-accented comforts.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
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Feb 26, 2015
Chinese and Italian cuisines in America recall the traditions of homelands to which their practitioners can return. Not so with the Jewish traditions of Eastern Europe that inform delicatessens; those communities were destroyed in the Holocaust. This is one of the themes of Deli Man.
By Chris Packham FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 12, 2015
In balancing the more objective cultural history of delis with a personal profile, Anjou serves neither well. Perhaps he should have chosen one course or the other.
By Peter Keough FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 5, 2015
This documentary goes heavy on the schmaltz, in all senses.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Feb 27, 2015
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating PG-13
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Website http://www.delimanmovie.com/
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